The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-06
LOVE FINDS A way.

ufeSSeS UildU uui puih "''N' ''N
over and dyed until there was nothing
else could be done to them. Resale,
who was the pet OF the family, eXulted
in the possession OF u new white mus
lin, and / must say was little leal'
Gus.
We expected visit from our cousin,
Dale Ardavan, and were rather
ashamed OF our poor little house and
surroundings. Rosalie always appro-
priated him for herself, as she had done
everything since | was baby, but
liked the big, manly fellow just the
same.
IL Dale noticed our shabbiness he
said nothing about it when he came.
saw very little of him,as / taught
the village school. but he was gener-
ally on hand to speak kind word
when / started out. Resale and he
spent whole days together, and 1t
looked very much like match would
result.
One morning as they were starting
\ of to 90 to o picnic, he stopped me
|kwith an earnest look on his face.
"Why will you work yourself 70
death?" he said. "Better come with
us to the woods"
But shook my head. / could not
tell him that mother and Rosalle
were dependent on my efforts. All
day in the hot schoolroom his kindly
ewes followed me and cheered me.
In the afternoon, just as recess was
over, a terrible storm came up and
had all could do to reassure the
children, who were crying around me.
began to pray, for was terribly
frightened at the thunder. The next
moment there was Hash OF lightning
and the roof OF the schoolhouse Tell In.
can remember being picked up IN
some ones strong arms and feeling
tears upon my face, and lips pressed
to mine; then all was blank again.
But one morning-oh!s sweet, blessed
relief-I opened my eyes on our own
homsly little room, never before a
paradise to me- Everything was still,
so very still, and | slowly took IN
each familiar object. Seated by the
window, his face hidden III
his hands, was Dale Ardavan.
"Dale," said, in thin, weak voice,
surely not my voice, ''come here"
= He started forward, but checked
the words that rose to his lips, and
came and knelt quietly by the bed
side, and / am sure that there was
something moist on the pitiiul wasted
hands he bent over; but he said never
word.
"Dale," l went on questioningly,
scarcely positive yet as TO my own
identity, 81 have been very i'll"
Eyes very i'll, my Marian; but you
must not talk, not ever so little. You
are better now, so much better, but
quiet is essential"
"Tell me, then. everything, all about
it, for can never rest until the dream
ing and the reality are separate and
distinct"
He told me then OF how ne and
Rosalie, seeing the storm, had return
ed from the picnic and he started to-
ward the schoolhouse, intending to
bring me home, and found nothing
but frightful mass OF brick and NOR
tar; OF how the village had congre'
gated, and men, women and children,
too, had worked as never before in an
agony OF fear, for it was their own
flesh and blood that lay buried be-
meath.
"You escaped better than most oil
them, Miriam" said Dale, In conclu'
sion, land had it not been for the
fever raging in your veins, and
in any case inevitable, you would
not have suffered greatly from the &C
cident; as It is, you have had an
unouestionably severe time. We knew
this morning." and there was little
culver in the voice, "that the chances
were ten to one you would open your
ewes on the other world instead o.
this. Thank God the latter is the
case; but / knew it would be toe
much for you to hear at once. ;" Tor
had closed my eyes and the room was
swimming round IN whirl:
1t was most sweet coming back &c
life, Aunt Winnifred gentle and con
siderate, showing more tenderness TO
ward me than / had deemed pos
sible. Rosalie, quiescent. TO say
the least, for she was clever enough
to discern that this was th'
wisest card she could play just
now, and Dale Ardavan, with his evel
thoughtful, attentive kindness tina
left nothing undone that could b
done to tempt back my old friends
health and strength. Small wonder
then, tina. my recovery was rapid.
One evening, bleak, gloomy even
ing, too raw decidedly for me to ven
ture out for my accustomed drive, o.